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Grand Forks Gazette
Spotlight Films showcases Trumbo at the GEM Theatre
Senator Joe McCarthy. McCarthyism is now synonymous with the practice of making accusations It was a dark period in the of subversion or treason without forging of the United States, one proper regard for evidence. of many for a nation aspiring to On Tuesday March 1 Spotlight greatness. Films will be presenting Trumbo, The fostering of paranoia in an homage to Dalton Trumbo order to expunge enemies, imagwho, along with others, stood up to the House UnAmerican Activities Committee. In 1947, Dalton Trumbo (played by Bryan Cranston, TV series’ Malcolm in the Middle and Breaking Bad) was Hollywood’s top screenwriter until he and other artists, most notably The Hollywood 10, were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. Trumbo (directed ® by Jay Roach, Meet the Get TELUS Satellite TV from $15/month for Fockers, Austin Powers) recounts how Dalton 6 months when you bundle for 2 years.* used words and wit to win two Academy Awards (The Brave One and Roman Holiday) and expose the absurdity and injustice under the blacklist, which entangled everyone from gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren, The Queen) to John Wayne (David James Elliott), Kirk Douglas (Dean Gorman) and Otto Preminger (Christian Berkel). † . Other performers s ng include John Goodman in savi as Frank King and Diane Lane as Cleo Trumbo (Dalton’s wife). Dalton Trumbo also won the Cannes Grand Prize Jury Award for Johnny Got His Gun, which won and was nominated for several other awards. He also wrote the screenplays for Spartacus and Exodus which were credited to others because of his being black listed. Director Otto Preminger was later inSwitching to TELUS has never been easier: strumental in Trumbo getting credit for the TELUS will cancel your old service. latter while Kirk Douglas, the protagonist in You’ll get free installation and equipment rental including HD PVR.‡ Spartacus, ensured he You’ll enjoy a $ 5/product discount when you bundle with other TELUS services.** was eventually credited for that film. Cranston is up for best actor at the Oscars and has also won best To sign up, call 1-800-661-2200 today, go to telus.com/satellitetv actor at the South Eastern Film Critics Associor visit your TELUS store. ation Awards and also at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Trumbo is also nominated for 30 other awards. Trumbo will be shown at 7:30 p.m. at the GEM Theatre. TELUS STORES Thanks to Maureen and Castlegar Trail Marius Paquet of the 1965 Columbia Ave. 1235 Bay Ave. 1479 Bay Ave. *Offer includes TELUS Satellite TV Basic Package and is available until February 29, 2016, where access and line of sight permit, to residential customers who have not subscribed to TELUS TV in the past 90 days. TELUS Satellite TV is not available to residents of multi-dwelling units. Cannot Gem Theatre, Bleecker be combined with other offers. TELUS reserves the right to modify channel lineups and packaging, and regular pricing without notice. HDTV-input-equipped television required to watch HD. Minimum system requirements apply. Final eligibility for the services will be determined by a TELUS Street of IMdB, Wikirepresentative. Regular prices will apply at the end of the promotional period. Rates include a $5/mo. discount for bundled services and a $3/mo. digital service fee. †Savings are calculated based on the current bundled price for Satellite TV Basic ($39.95/mo.). ‡Service installation, a $150 value, is free with a service agreement or purchase of a digital box or PVR. If new outlet/phone jacks are required, the charge will be $75 for the first one and $25 each for the others. A cancellation fee applies to the early termination of a service agreement and will be $10 for the digital boxes pedia and our sponsors and PVR rental multiplied by the number of months remaining in the service agreement. Rental equipment must be returned in good condition upon cancellation of service, otherwise the replacement cost will be charged to the account. **TELUS accounts must be in the same name. To be and patrons. eligible, at least one new service (Internet, Home Phone, or Mobile) must be added to the account. Each new service equates to $5 discount. TELUS, the TELUS logo, TELUS Satellite TV, telus.com and the future is friendly are trademarks of TELUS Corporation, used under licence. ©2016 TELUS. ined or real, is an unfortunate device employed by those with distorted dreams. The victims, in this case, included folk musician Pete Seeger, writer Dashiell Hammet, singer/actor Paul Robeson, attorney Ben Myers, composer Hanns Eisler, jazz musician Arte Shaw, actor Edward
LARRY HUDEMA
for the Grand Forks Gazette
G. Robinson, folk singer/actor (and everyone’s grandpa) Burl Ives, playwright Bertolt Brecht and screenwriters Lester Cole and Dalton Trumbo, to mention a very few on a very long list. It was the era of House UnAmerican Activities Committee’s (1947-1956) pursuit of Commu-
nists and their supporters, particularly in Hollywood and other sectors of the entertainment industry. It was called the Second Red Scare and thousands were affected. The event became known as McCarthyism after the committee head from 1950, Republican
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